Energy
Ayres Law Group has substantial experience representing clients in the energy/air quality arena. We assist clients with fossil-fuel-based and alternative energy legal matters, including federal and state permitting, compliance issues, and regulatory advocacy. Our clients include oil refiners, electric power developers, non-profit organizations, and clean tech startup ventures. We counsel and represent clients before federal and state environmental agencies, administrative appeals boards, and in federal courts on matters ranging from Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) permitting to advancing carbon sequestration technologies.
Our deep expertise working with air quality issues at both the federal and state level enables us to provide effective advice and representation to achieve our clients’ goals. Representative energy-sector work includes:
- Representing clients in energy permit appeals before the EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board
- Advising investment banks regarding the effect of air quality regulation on the value of potential energy investments
- Advising clients on the federal and state governments’ regulatory programs for wind energy development
- Educating key policymakers at the EPA and the Department of Energy on a client’s new carbon storage technology
- Drafting legislative language to advance our clients’ specific interests
- Advising China’s environmental agency regarding coordination between the Chinese air pollution and energy laws
- Assuring that merchant power developer receives fair treatment in proposed climate legislation
